For this reason they call the cape Drepanon. [N.B. drepanon is the Greek word for ‘sickle’.]"Virgil, Georgics 2. 406 ff (trans. Fairclough) (Roman bucolic C1st B.C.) : "Lopping it [the vine] with Saturnus' [Kronos' (Cronus')] crooked knife and pruning it into shape."...
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Throughthem, well have achieved something deeper and moreinteresting than happiness.With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stopimagining that we are aiming for a pain-free existence-andthen blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood.We'll know that we are trying to do something far...
As New Year's Eve arrives in Greece, children carrying instruments sing Kalanta, ancient carols filled with wishes for health, wealth, and happiness. This tradition honors Agios Vassilis, the Greek equivalent of Santa Claus, known for his kindness to the poor. ...
This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it's tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering. However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia....
Living Biblically, Ten Guides for Fulfillment and Happiness Doerries details various aspects of that story as well as the larger narrative of tragic theater's origin in two new books--a memoir, The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us Today, and a collection of translations...
. . Again, I have lost my source, so I can't verify this at all. What I CAN say for sure is that 'alphito' is the Greek word for 'barley.'n Amphictyonis Amphictyonis, now there's a mouthful, she was the Goddess of Wine, and of Friendship Between Nations. I could see how ...
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A number of younger Kharites presided over the other pleasures of life including play, amusement, banqueting, floral decoration, happiness, rest and relaxation.The Kharites were attendants of the goddesses Aphrodite and Hera. One named Kharis (Charis) was the wife of Hephaistos (Hephaestus) and ...
d created for herself. The whole situation with his brothers and all their kids, the number of secrets kept from him… It grated in a way Demitri didn’t like to dig into, so he slid his attention back to the blonde threatening his sister’s happiness and latched on to ensuring she ...